Three different vetiver notes were used: a fraction with fresh, tangy waves of scent, a Haitian vetiver essence and a French Bourbon vetiver, allowing the fragrance to reveal different facets of the plant: woody, smoky and more. The other unusual thing about it: the creation of a salt accord, a fictitious note in perfumery, thanks to the alliance of lovage (an aromatic note), resinoid iris (drier) and salicylates (slightly solar note). The fragrance is punctuated with a pinch of grapefruit and cardamom for freshness and patchouli for extra voluptuousness.
This perfume has a great opening - iodine, salt, sea foam. After about 10 minutes, all that is lost and a slightly boring vetiver keeps droning on and on - for hours. A fairly linear scent. For a m... Read On
My impression of Sel de Vetiver by The Different Company is a positive one. It comes across to me like a minimal Eau de Merveilles (Hermes). It does not "hit the back of the throat" the way Merveil... Read On